Summary: This is how terminal services was installed back in 2010. It's just so simple . Enjoy.
Date: Around 2010
Refactor: 31 December 2024: Checked links and formatting.

This is the installation of Windows 2008R2 Enterprise Edition 64 bits, in a VMWare environment. Installed like Windows Server 2008.

VMware Tools have been installed on the system.

cscript c:\Windows\System32\slmgr.vbs -skms kms.company.local:1688
cscript c:\Windows\System32\slmgr.vbs -ipk XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX
cscript c:\Windows\System32\slmgr.vbs -ato

I want the event viewer to forward all event viewer events to syslog:

C:\Users\administrator>cd c:\windows\system32

c:\Windows\System32>evtsys -i -h 10.10.5.14 <acceptance Syslog>
Checking ignore file...
May  7 16:41:06 Error opening file: evtsys.cfg: The system cannot find the file
specified.

May  7 16:41:06 Creating file with filename: evtsys.cfg
Command completed successfully

Now, go into your services.msc and start the service.

Windows Server 2008 comes by default without a telnet client which is a no go in my opinion.

I used these steps to add the telnet client to Windows Server 2008 active features:

I disabled the Windows Firewall and disabled Internet Explorer Enhanced Security.

I added the server to the domain.

I added the Role Remote Desktop Session Host and Remote Desktop Licensing. Users that are member of Remote Desktop Users are allowed to log on.

I ran Windows Update and installed all updates available.

Turn off User Access Control:

• Control Panel → User Accounts → Turn User Account Control On or Off
• Uncheck the 'Use User Account Control (UAC) to help protect your computer' checkbox

• 7Zip 9.2.0
• Cygwin - X11: Install, the rest as Default
• Daemon Tools Lite 4.3.5.6
• FileZilla FTP Client 3.3.5.1
• FireFox 3.6.12
• Java JRE 6.22
• Softera LDAPBrowser 2.6
• Notepad++ 5.8.8
• Oracle 10g (10204) Client
  • Full control has been given to the group Everyone for C:\oracle\product\10.2.0\client_1\NETWORK, this is needed to be able to create oracle database connection settings.
• PDFCreator 1.1.0
• Putty
• VNC Viewer 4.1.3
• WinMerge 2.12.4
• WINscp 4.2.9

• PDFCreator 1.1.0
• Foxit pdf Reader 4.3
• BgInfo 4.16
  • Only set it to change the desktop for terminal users
  • Create a batch file in the bginfo program directory:
    • BgInfo.exe /timer:0 /nolicprompt bg.bgi
    • Create a shortcut from the 'All Users' Startup directory (Rightclick Startup → Explore All Users)
  • Use this configuration file:

Acceptance Environment

Host Name:	<Host Name>
OS Version:	<OS Version>

IP Address:	<IP Address>
Domain:	<Logon Domain>

User Name:	<User Name>

If there are problems using this environment
please contact the IT department:

it@company.local /
+31-6-12345678

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